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self-sacrificing

adjective self-sa·cri·fic·ing \ ˌself-ˈsa-krə-ˌfī-siŋ also -fə-siŋ or -ˌfī-ziŋ \

Definition of self-sacrificing

: sacrificing oneself for others
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self-sacrificingly

adverb

First Known Use of self-sacrificing

1817

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